How to Pronounce Linux

I am a huge Linux fan and so you are, I hope. There are a variety of Linux distributions and you can find more information about them at http://distrowatch.com/. In the IT field, you always come across with many weird, peculiar, special names with different pronunciations and meanings. "Linux" is the typical example. My lecturers pronounce it as "Lee-Naks". Some of my friends pronounce it as "Line-Nuks" or "Line-Naks". Most of the time, I hear computer scientists and software engineers read it as "Lee-Nix" and they are kind of associating Linux with its ancestor, Unix. This has always puzzled me. So I did a quick search on youtube to look for the proper pronunciation and I striked the following video. In the video, you will learn how Linus Torvald, the father of Linux pronounces "Linux".


Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAEsoKiZTvk

Google Summer of Code™ 2010

Google Summer of Code is a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects. We have worked with several open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several projects over a three month period. Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together nearly 2500 successful student participants and 2500 mentors from 98 countries worldwide, all for the love of code. Through Google Summer of Code, accepted student applicants are paired with a mentor or mentors from the participating projects, thus gaining exposure to real-world software development scenarios and the opportunity for employment in areas related to their academic pursuits. In turn, the participating projects are able to more easily identify and bring in new developers. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.
To learn more about the program, peruse our 2010 Frequently Asked Questions page. You can also subscribe to the Google Open Source Blog or the Google Summer of Code Discussion Group to keep abreast of the latest announcements.
Source: http://code.google.com/soc/

That should save me some time and efforts in describing the program. I actually stumbled upon Google Summer of Code last year. Though I was only a first year undergraduate student back then so I did not have sufficient knowledge and skills to participate in the program. Nevertheless, I have been waiting and anticipating for this year's Google Summer of Code.

The accepted list of organizations have been made available online. There are many well-established organizations and companies in the list and this is what makes me feel very excited. Apart from gaining hands-on experience in working on open-source project with great mentor, the monetary reward of USD5000 is also very appealing to me. Now I am selecting an organization and I will have to write them a proposal. Hopefully my application will be approved.